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Cottingley Towers and Cottingley Heights

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The towers were once heralded as the tallest residential buildings in Europe. Much has been done to address crime in the area and levels of crime have subsided notably over the past 10 years. When built, it was decided not to put a flat number 13 in either block as some regard 13 to be unlucky, and
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this was also the first time buildings of this design had been constructed. The Towers and Heights fall within the Beeston and Holbeck ward of the Leeds City Council.
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in Leeds, with 25 floors each. The towers are 72 metres (236 ft) tall but are not classed as
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Cottingley Towers (left) & Cottingley Heights (right)
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Cottingley Towers

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53°46′09″N 1°34′58″W / 53.7692°N 1.5829°W / 53.7692; -1.5829
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